Handgrip strength and associated factors in hospitalized patients

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2015

Authors

Rita S. Guerra (Author) Other; Isabel Fonseca (Author) Other; Fernando Pichel (Author) Other; Maria Teresa Restivo (Author) FEUP; Teresa F. Amaral (Author) FCNAUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Vol. 39 No. 3

Pages: 322-330

ISSN: 0148-6071

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences

CORDIS: Health sciences

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Authenticus ID: P-00A-9CY

DOI: 10.1177/0148607113514113

Abstract (EN): Background: Handgrip strength (HGS) is a marker of nutrition status. Many factors are associated with HGS. Age, height, body mass index, number of diagnoses, and number and type of drugs have been shown to modify the association between undernutrition and HGS. Nevertheless, other patient characteristics that could modify this association and its joint modifier effect have not been studied yet. Objective: To evaluate the association of inpatients¿ HGS and undernutrition considering the potential modifier effect of cognitive status, functional activity, disease severity, anthropometrics, and other patient characteristics on HGS. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a university hospital. Sex, age, abbreviated mental test score, functional activity score, Charlson index, number of drugs, Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) score, body weight, mid-arm muscle circumference, adductor pollicis muscle thickness, body height, wrist circumference, hand length, and palm width were included in a linear regression model to identify independent factors associated with HGS (dependent variable). Results: The study sample was composed of 688 inpatients (18¿91 years old). All variables included in the model were associated with HGS (ß, ¿0.16 to 0.38; P ¿ .049) and explained 68.5% of HGS. Age, functional activity decline, Charlson index, number of drugs, PG-SGA score, body weight, and wrist circumference had a negative association with HGS. All other studied variables were positively associated with HGS.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

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No. of pages: 9